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Re: What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 02.11.2021  ·  #801
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Damn...Too late for me but will help others :up:


See if you can just edit the booking and add the code
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 ·  Posted: 03.11.2021  ·  #802
Boat tickets IF for February. I couldn't get the cabins booked as the site said sold out. I rang IF and a girl said that by law they had to hold them for lorry drivers and could only allocate cabins when you arrived with the chance of not getting a cabin. Thinking she was talking out of her A*** i said thank you and hung up. I rang back a few minutes later and spoke to someone else who promptly took my booking and gave me the cabins I wanted.
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 ·  Posted: 03.11.2021  ·  #803
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Boat tickets IF for February. I couldn't get the cabins booked as the site said sold out. I rang IF and a girl said that by law they had to hold them for lorry drivers and could only allocate cabins when you arrived with the chance of not getting a cabin. Thinking she was talking out of her A*** i said thank you and hung up. I rang back a few minutes later and spoke to someone else who promptly took my booking and gave me the cabins I wanted.


Hope you used the link from here? :-/
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Re: What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 03.11.2021  ·  #804
S*** forgot
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Re: What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 03.11.2021  ·  #805
Had to book it by phone anyway
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 ·  Posted: 03.11.2021  ·  #806
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Boat tickets IF for February. I couldn't get the cabins booked as the site said sold out. I rang IF and a girl said that by law they had to hold them for lorry drivers and could only allocate cabins when you arrived with the chance of not getting a cabin. Thinking she was talking out of her A*** i said thank you and hung up. I rang back a few minutes later and spoke to someone else who promptly took my booking and gave me the cabins I wanted.


I got the same BS from IF.
So I went to BF. I'm heading to Spain and travelling by BF to Bilbao is cheaper all in when tolls and diesel saved is taking into account.
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Re: What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 05.11.2021  ·  #807
Just bought return tickets on Stena, Rosslare to Cherbourg, out March 17th return June 8th. Outside cabin both ways €742, I thought it was €635 but then realised I hadn't changed the currency from £Stg to €. :lol: Still almost €400 cheaper than Britany Ferries, only drawback is spending a few days in France rather than Spain. :lol:
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #808
I got Dublin to Cherbourg out Feb back march for €664
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What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #809
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I got Dublin to Cherbourg out Feb back march for €664


So that's why you are in Camac, making sure you're not going to miss the boat. 😁
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #810
Yes you need to be early, dint want to miss it
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Re: What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #811
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Just bought return tickets on Stena, Rosslare to Cherbourg, out March 17th return June 8th. Outside cabin both ways €742, I thought it was €635 but then realised I hadn't changed the currency from £Stg to €. :lol: Still almost €400 cheaper than Britany Ferries, only drawback is spending a few days in France rather than Spain. :lol:

That will be a good spell away.
Easy know the men with the money 😁
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #812
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Just bought return tickets on Stena, Rosslare to Cherbourg, out March 17th return June 8th. Outside cabin both ways €742, I thought it was €635 but then realised I hadn't changed the currency from £Stg to €. :lol: Still almost €400 cheaper than Britany Ferries, only drawback is spending a few days in France rather than Spain. :lol:

That will be a good spell away.
Easy know the men with the money 😁


Have to go, can't afford the expensive living here. :P
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2021  ·  #813
Start selling that honey. I’m converted. Great stuff…. For bees vomit.
Never felt better 👍👍
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 ·  Posted: 07.11.2021  ·  #814
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 ·  Posted: 07.11.2021  ·  #815
Very nice treat.👍😀
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 ·  Posted: 18.11.2021  ·  #817
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #818
Bought the Sygic Camper App.....Lifetime licence for 55 Euro the other day. I like you can set the weight, height, width and length etc....Used it once and so far impressed. A far cheaper option than a Garmin Camper satnav which gets lots of mixed reviews.
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #819
I have the basic version isn't bad, let us know how you get on with the camper version Panda
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #820
I bought a 150ah Lithium battery. Hopefully it’ll do me a while. £400 on collection
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #821
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I bought a 150ah Lithium battery. Hopefully it’ll do me a while. £400 on collection


Keep us posted on how that goes.
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #822
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I bought a 150ah Lithium battery. Hopefully it’ll do me a while. £400 on collection


That's an excellent price...been looking at them myself...do you have a link?
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #823
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Bought the Sygic Camper App.....Lifetime licence for 55 Euro the other day. I like you can set the weight, height, width and length etc....Used it once and so far impressed. A far cheaper option than a Garmin Camper satnav which gets lots of mixed reviews.


Been using it for a few years and no problems, the odd time it does something stupid but I think that's par for the course with sat navs
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #824
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Been using it for a few years and no problems, the odd time it does something stupid but I think that's par for the course with sat navs


Best one I've found. Had it for quite a few years now.
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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2022  ·  #825
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I bought a 150ah Lithium battery. Hopefully it’ll do me a while. £400 on collection


That's an excellent price...been looking at them myself...do you have a link?


If you google LifePO4 UU -150 there is lots of info there.
I done a deal away from fleabay and got it for £400 less a £4 lucks penny cos I’m Irish.
He is an ordinary guy who seems to dabble a bit.
Link below

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v…635-2958-0

I see he has listed another
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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2022  ·  #826
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I bought a 150ah Lithium battery. Hopefully it’ll do me a while. £400 on collection


That's an excellent price...been looking at them myself...do you have a link?


If you google LifePO4 UU -150 there is lots of info there.
I done a deal away from fleabay and got it for £400 less a £4 lucks penny cos I’m Irish.
He is an ordinary guy who seems to dabble a bit.
Link below

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v…635-2958-0

I see he has listed another


That will certainly last you a long time....Also its equivalent to having 300amps in regular lead acid batteries due to their 50% discharge capacity .
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 ·  Posted: 19.02.2022  ·  #827
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 ·  Posted: 19.02.2022  ·  #828
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Just purchased a jump starter just in case :) First trip to France in September so prepping early.
https://www.halfords.ie/motori…21898.html

I hope you never need it. I have the gb70 and it’s very good and have used it to help others on my site a few times. It lives in van in case we need it.
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #829
Just ordered 2 x100ah Lithium batteries from SOK Europe....Great reviews on build quality from youtube tech gurus...

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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #830
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Just ordered 2 x100ah Lithium batteries from SOK Europe....Great reviews on build quality from youtube tech gurus...





Dont forget to keep us up to date on how they perform etc, I was offered Lithium batteries when buying the van but didnt want to spend near £2K on them but prices are starting to come down.
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What have you bought for your Motorhome recently?

 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #831
John, an investment or do you think you need them.?
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #832
Whoa. Taken the plunge with Lithium eh. Fair play
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #833
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Just ordered 2 x100ah Lithium batteries from SOK Europe....Great reviews on build quality from youtube tech gurus...





Dont forget to keep us up to date on how they perform etc, I was offered Lithium batteries when buying the van but didnt want to spend near £2K on them but prices are starting to come down.


Yes...I will keep updating on how they perform....They are pricey but can deliver up to 8000 cycles so should last a while.

They cost me 1180 euro all in....Free shipping.
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #834
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John, an investment or do you think you need them.?


No....dont need them Martin but wanted them a while now....Watching the madness that's unfolding in Ukraine now made me say feck it....why wait...who knows what's in store for us.
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #835
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Whoa. Taken the plunge with Lithium eh. Fair play


Hope im not disappointed!
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #836
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Just ordered 2 x100ah Lithium batteries from SOK Europe....Great reviews on build quality from youtube tech gurus...




Fair play John you'll never need ehu ever again 😁😁😁
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #837
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Just ordered 2 x100ah Lithium batteries from SOK Europe....Great reviews on build quality from youtube tech gurus...





Really interested to see what you think of the results John.👍
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #838
They should be the ticket 👍
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #839
Just remember you require an alteration on charge voltage for lithium and heating mats for cold weather, lead carbon gel for most is a better buy
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 ·  Posted: 25.02.2022  ·  #840
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Just remember you require an alteration on charge voltage for lithium and heating mats for cold weather, lead carbon gel for most is a better buy


Yes....My mppt Controller has lithium setting for charging....As does my alternator charging system have a lithium setting. I currently have 2 AGM batteries which are great but no comparison to Lithium.... As regards heat mats...Yes.. needed if you live in colder Climes but Not a concern here. Batteries I've ordered have low temp charging cut-off sensors on the BMS and also hi temp changing cut =off to avoid any damage
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